jpdb beta

almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

2

left shoulder

3

to find out

2

to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

2

skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity

3

pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

1

to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences

1

balance; equilibrium

1

to settle (a problem)

4

undead

2

intensive; concentrated; focused

2

rout; collapse

2

turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)

2

heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored

2

several shots; several blows

1

feeling keenly; fully realizing

6

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

3

fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part

1

snappingly; with a snap

1

wound (suffered in a fight)

1

quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall

3

lower lip

1

timid; fainthearted

1

to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

1

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

2

victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)

1

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

2

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

torturing to death; tormenting to death

1

face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value

1

desperation; struggle to the death

2

to become inverted; to become reversed

1

conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché

1

end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot

3

foreign country

6

bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)

2

spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

1

sediment; earth and sand

2

seam; joint

1

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane

1

distant

1

to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

1

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

1

waterfall; (arch.) rapids

1

(on the) sea; surface of the sea

1

necessary; indispensable; must-have; must (juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine)

1

patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering

1

pirate ship

3

pirate

5